Until Aug. 21, Lego and Japan Railways East are collaborating to mark the 90th anniversary of the Lego Group and 150th anniversary of the first rail line in Japan, which connected Shimbashi in Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)
Japan dolphin: Two more Japanese swimmers bitten
Japanese officials believe the same dolphin is responsible for at least six related attacks so far this summer. While dolphins are not usually aggressive to humans, hostility towards swimmers is not ... ( read original story ...)
FuelFest, hosted by brother of late actor Paul Walker, draws 30,000 in Japan
FuelFest, a festival that features rare cars from around the world and founded by the brother of late actor Paul Walker, drew 30,000 people this year in Shizuoka, Japan, organizers announced Thursday. ( read original story ...)
A Year After the Games, a New Life Begins for Tokyo 2020 Venues
From archery to canoeing, skateboarding to hockey, a year after the postponed Olympic and Paralympic Games, Tokyo’s citizens are already enjoying a sporting and architectural legacy built on the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Prime Minister Purges Cabinet After Support Falls Over Church Ties
Kishida said it was important to gain people’s trust and that the new Cabinet included only those who agreed to strictly review their ties to the Unification Church. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s new minister in charge of tackling falling birthrate tried ‘pregnancy belly’ to understand problem
Japan has appointed a male minister to tackle the country’s falling birthrate. To deepen his understanding of the issue, minister Masanobu Ogura in turn tried out a “pregnancy belly”. Prime minister ... ( read original story ...)
Man arrested for beating wife in Sapporo home
Police in Sapporo, Hokkaido, have arrested a 26-year-old man on suspicion of assaulting his wife at their home. According to police, the suspect, a carpenter by profession, hit his wife, who is in her ... ( read original story ...)
Baseball: Shimizu’s game winner lifts Fighters over Lions
Yushi Shimizu drove in his first run of the season with a 10th-inning single that lifted the Pacific League's last-place Nippon Ham ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo reports 31,247 new COVID-19 cases
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government reported 31,247 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday. The daily tally in the capital is down 4,092 from a week earlier and down week-on-week for a sixth straight day. The ... ( read original story ...)
What Tokyo Taught Us: Organizing the First-Ever Postponed Olympics
Today’s guest columnist is Christophe Dubi, Olympic Games executive director at the International Olympic Committee. When the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games were postponed by a year as a consequence of the ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo’s cases see weekly drop, but experts warn of spread amid holidays
While the capital has seen a downward trend in daily cases this week, other parts of the nation are posting record numbers. ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Kishida and WHO Chief Agree on New WHO Affiliate in Japan -Kyodo News Agency
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus agreed to establish a new Japan-based affiliate of the WHO, Japanese news agency Kyodo ... ( read original story ...)
Japan has world’s highest number of new COVID cases for 3rd straight week
The World Health Organization says Japan reported the highest number of new COVID-19 cases of any country in the world during the week through Sunday. Japan had the highest number of new cases in the ... ( read original story ...)
Asia week ahead: China activity data, Japan’s GDP and BSP policy decision
Next week kicks off with China activity data followed by growth data from Japan and a policy meeting in the Philippines ... ( read original story ...)
Self-isolation turns Japan into most sustainable society; here’s how
At the start of the 1600s, Japan's rulers feared that Christianity which had recently been introduced to the southern parts of the country by European missionaries would spread ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Kishida purges Cabinet after support falls over church ties
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida reshuffled his Cabinet on Wednesday in an apparent bid to distance his administration from the conservative ... ( read original story ...)